The Eagle Band will hold a preview night at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2. The event is open to the public and will be held at Aerie Stadium. The event is sponsored by the Band Parent Organization (BPO).

By Forrest Adams

The storyline for All Shook Up is simple enough, but the bottom line is one that would make the “King of Rock and Roll” proud.

A sideburns-sporting hunk in blue suede shoes rolls into a small Midwestern town vowing to help the people live a little and love a lot. He’s opposed by a prudish, overbearing mayor.

Sounds similar to the storyline of the most recent Main Stage hit, Footloose, right?

Salsa Del Soul performs at Eden Prairie's International Festival in this video from Sunday's event. For more photos from the International Festival, visit our gallery here: http://photos.edenprairienews.com/Archives/Aug19News/13406102_EvdC4#9753....

Hear ye! Hear ye!

The Minnesota Renaissance Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year when it kicks off the season Saturday at the festival grounds on Highway 169 south of Shakopee, according to a news release.

The festival takes guests back to the 16th century with the sounds, sights and smells of an authentic European village. The Minnesota Renaissance Festival is the largest in the United States with an annual attendance of 280,000.

Londeen family belongs to Hennepin Hoppers 4-H Club

By Karla Wennerstrom

“Sometimes there are whole facets of the community we don’t know about,” said Mark Engstrom of Eden Prairie, a livestock advocate for Hennepin County 4-H.

He was standing in the Eden Prairie front yard of the Dave and Virginia Londeen family, which will be bringing rabbits to the State Fair this year.

Tiffany, Sam, Harry and Ted Londeen’s rabbits include Phoenix, Bubbles, Peppermint, Tango, Ginko and Eye Candy.

The Eden Prairie Lioness Club Art & Craft Fair is seeking vendors. The annual event is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at Grace Church, 9301 Eden Prairie Road, Eden Prairie.

Vendors seeking more information are invited to visit http://home.earthlink.net/~lionessartcraft or e-mail eplionessartcraft@earthlink.net or kateannie@hotmail.com.

The new IMAX Experience at AMC Eden Prairie is set to open Friday, Aug. 13, with “Inception: The IMAX Experience,” which will play for one week. “Hubble 3D” will open on Friday, Aug. 20, for a one-week run followed by “Avatar: Special Edition An IMAX 3D Experience” featuring an additional nine minutes of film, according to a news release.

Goosing musical theater for today’s teens

By Unsie Zuege

Cody Braudt’s vision is an update of the “Hey kids, let’s put on a show in the old barn!” reminiscent of vintage Andy Rooney/Judy Garland teen musicals, and a precursor to today’s “High School Musical.”

Cody, 19, has been involved in the Chaska Valley Family Theatre since he was a youngster, and his early love of theater has led him to enroll in the California Institute of Arts (CalArts). He heads to L.A. at the end of August to start his theater craft studies.

It’s not the well-kept secret it once was. The next Just Between
Friends sale is set for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12 ($2 admission – or three food shelf items); 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 (many items half off on last day).

The event will fill Rink 3 at the Eden Prairie Community Center, 16700 Valley View Road, with merchandise. At the last sale, the 17,000 square feet contained almost 27,000 items. She expects 2,500 to 3,000 shoppers.

By John Molene

Lions Corn Feed by the numbers:

* 5,500 – Approximate number of ears of corn consumed at the corn feed.

* $3,086 – Dollars raised at last year’s corn feed.

* 500 – Dozen ears of corn purchased for this year’s feed.

* 36 – Number of years the feed has been sponsored by the Lions Club.

* 20 – Tanks of gas donated by Ferrellgas used to cook the corn.

* 13 – Number of ears in a baker's dozen uncooked ears of corn to take home and cook.

* 7 ½ – Hours the feed runs at Round Lake Park